Counting attachment.



F. B.REDINGT0N. GOUNTING ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED IAR. 3, 11.3101

Patented Feb.28, 1911.

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F. B. REDINGTN.

COUNTING ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. s, 1910.

Patented Feb.28, 1911.

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FRANK B. REDINGTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COUNTING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Application filed March 3, 1910. Serial No. 547,049.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK B. REDING- 'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Counting Attachments, of which the following is a specifica.- tion.

This invention relates to counting attach ments, and has for its primary object to provide an improved construction, combination and arrangement of parts in a device of this nature.

Cnc of the objects of this invention is to provide improved means for detachably mount-ing the counting attachment upon a platen printing press or other machine with which it may be desired to use a counting register.

Another object is to provide a counting attachment of improved construction which shall be adapted to be used on machines of different sizes.

More specifically, one of the objects is to provide an improved register actuating lever.

Another specific object is to provide an improved actuating lever for the register having a plurality of antifriction devices or rollers disposed at intervals along said lever.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and be more specifically pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings showing an exemplitication of the invention in its application to a platen printing press, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a counting attachment constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention, and in its application to a platen printing press. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device. Fig. /1 is a side elevation of the side next to the press. Fig. 5 is a side elevation 0f a modified form of one section of the register-operating lever.

A commercially successful counter for platen printing presses must count only when an impression is made, must count every time an impression is made, must. count correctly at all speeds of the press, must count quietly, must be easily and. quickly attachable to any standard size of press without necessitating any undue exer cise of skill, and must not interfere with the operation 0f the press.

Referring more particularly to the embodiment shown in the drawings, and first of all to Fig. 1, a tilting frame A is shown as being suitably mounted to be oscillated about the aXis of the upper back shaft E, which back shaft is journaled in the upper end of the swinging bed (not shown on the drawings). Said swinging bed is in a well known manner oscillated about an axis in the lower portion of the machine (not shown on the drawings) by the connecting rod B, which is pivotally connected at the end shown in the drawings to the eccentric pin 1S forming a rigid part of the upper back. shaft E. The connecting rod B is at its forward end (not shown on the drawings), usually pivoted to a rotating disk by means of which the upper end of the swinging bed of the press is moved toward and away from the impression platen.- A roller arm connection C is pivot-ally connected at its forward end (not shown in the drawings) to the frame of the machine, and at its rear end is pivotally connected at 19 to said tilting frame 0r roller arm, so that as the swinging bed moves baekwardly and forwardly, said connection lever C causes the tilt-ing frame to oscillate about the shaft E to move the inking rollers successively across the ink plate and form in the usual manner.

In order to provide means for rigidly mounting a counting register D upon one of two portions of the machine, between which there is relative movement, a standard or upright bracket 1 is adapted to provide a rigid supportfor the register D by having integrally formed thereon a clamping foot Q, which, as shown in the drawings, is adapted to engage one edge of the roller arm connection C. Said standard 1 above is provided with a laterally projecting lug 3 suitably threaded to receive a clamping screw 4t provided on its depending end with a. clamping` block 5, said clamping block being thus adjustably disposed relatively to the clamping edge 2, which is formed in two parts, as shown in Fig. 4, thus providing a three lpoint connection of the standard 1 with the connection arm C. A check nut (i (see Figs. 3 and et) may be provided for locking the screw et against accidental displacement. The standard 1 is provided adjacent its lower end with a lug S, to provide together with a pivot stud 7 means for pivotally mounting an operating lever 10 upon said standard. Said operating lever is pivotally mounted on said stud 7 intermediately ot' its ends and is disposed normally in a substantially vertical position. The upper end ot' said operatingl lever is operably connected with a radial arm D1 on the counting` register D, said connection preterably being in the form of a spring 9, so as to provide an elastic connection to obviate strain in the event of the upper end ot' the lever 10 moving farther than is required to operate the register D. In order to provide means for maintaining the upper end of the operating lever 10 in substantially the same position when said lever is at rest, said lever is preferably constructed in two sections for which purpose the lower end thereof is made in the form of a bent lever 11. provided in its upper end with an arcuate slot 1-1 by means ot' which, in connection with a screw 13. said lower section 11 is adjustably secured to the upper end of the lever 10. The lever 11 is provided interi'nediate its ends with a hub 1Q, whereby it may be pivotally mounted on the pivot screw T. Provided on the lower end of the lever 11 are a plurality of anti-friction devices or rollers 15. 1G at different distances trom the pivotal axis of the operating lever. The operating lever is thus adapted to be engaged at different distances by the forward portion of the upper back shaft E when the eccentric pin 18 is in impression position, t s indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The provision ot rollers 15 and 16 at different distances t'rom the pivot 7 adapts the counting device to be used with different sizes of presses. @aid rollers 15 and 1G are preferably removably mounted on said lever. and in order to permit said rollers to be adjusted in position along said lever, the lower lever 11 is provided with one or more additional holes. such as hole Q0 in the lower end ot' said lever, in which either one ot the pivotal studs upon which the rollers 15 and 1G are mounted may be introduced. Said pivot studs may be maintained in position in any suitable manner, such as by cotter pins, In order to avoid interference between the lower end of lever 11 and parts of the press. the lower end ot said lever 11 is provided with an offset 17 (see Figs. f3 and 4f).

Referring new to Fig. which shows a modification in construction of the section 11 ot the operating lever, said modification comprises the bent lever 111, which (litters trom the lever 11 only in the lower depending end thereof. said depending end being provided with a slot Q1 extending approximately from the lower end to the pivot stud T. lVithin the slot 21 are slidably mounted pivot studs 22 and 29, with rollers Q4, Q5 rotatably mounted thereon. Said studs 22 and Q3 are threaded on the ends thereof, the threaded ends projecting` through said slot and being provided with clamping nuts 2G and QT. whereby the rollers El; and 25 may be disposed at any desired distance from the pivot stud 7 to adapt the device. to be used with various sized presses.

The operation of the device will now be apparent. lVhen the platen press is being operated and the eccentric pin 18 is in t-he position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, when the swinging bed moves toward the impression platen, said platen and the form will be brought together into printing engagement by reason of the pivotal axis of the swinging frame A being in its nearest position with reference to said impression platen. The standard 1 is disposed at such position on the connection arm C as will insure the rollers 15, 1G, or either one ot said rollers, being pressed against the upper back shaft E to actuate the operating lever 10 to operate the counting register. On the other hand, should the eccentric pin 18 be brought into its nearest position to the rollers 15, 16 by the oscillation of the shaft E upon its axis, the position of the connecting rod B will be such as will not bring the form and platen into printing engagement. To make sure that in this position of the parts there will be no operation of the register D, the lower lever section 11 is adjusted relatively to the upper section of lever 1() to position the rollers 15, 16 in such a way that they will not come into engagement with the shaft E during the operation of the parts while the` eccentric pin 18 is in its forward position. To quickly and readily secure the counting apparatus in position, it is only necessary to bring the integral clamping arms 2, against the lower edge of the connection arm C and to screw up the clamping screw 4. The provision ot' a plurality of rollers 15 and 16, as well as the means for adjusting said rollers along the operating lever 10, not only permits a less accurato positioning of the bracket 1 with reference to the upper back shaft E, but it also adapts the device to be used on various sizes of presses. In operation, the shaft E may be brought into engagei'nent with either the lower roller 15 or the upper roller 1G, or into engagement with both of said rollers liointly, being' thus adapted tor use with any standard size, press. After thc standard 1 has been positioned to bring about anv approximately accurate operation ot' the operating lever 10, it' the operator finds that the lever 10 is thrown too unich or too little, he may loosen the adjl'lstng screw 13, and by shifting the lower section 11, bring the rollers 15, 1G into proper position to eii'ect an accurate movement oi. the lever 10 without changing the position ot the standard or bracket 1.

One of the advantageous features to be noted in connection with the operating lever disposed in a vertical position is the desirable, if not essential one, that the actuating lever l0 is engaged by the forward side of the eccentric, as shown in the drawings. This arrangement of the parts is shown in the drawings. This arrangement of the parts conduces to a more compact disposition of the several parts, permits a more accurate adjustment of the parts with little or no eifort, and insures a more positive operation of the register than is the case in a horizontally disposed lever, in which the end of the operating lever cannot conveniently be brought adjacent to the operating arm D1' of the counter D.

While I have exemplified my invention in the particular description of the embodiment shown in the drawings, I do not Wish to be limited to such specific construction and arrangement of parts, as it is evident that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

that I claim isa l. An attachment for printing machines comprising a register, a support therefor provided with an integral clamping aw and a second adjustable clamping jaw adapting said support to be mounted on the machine, and means mounted on said support adapted for operating said register, said means being operable by a movable part of the machine.

2. An attachment for printing machines comprising a register, a support therefor provided with relatively adjustable clamping jaws, and a lever pivotally mounted on said support and operably connected to said register, said lever being provided with means adapting it to be movably engaged by moving parts of the machine at different distances from the pivotal axis of said lever.

3. In a counting attachment for printing machines, the combination of aregister provided with an angularly movable arm, a support for the register, a lever pivoted on said support intermediately of its ends and having one of its ends movable in an arc approximately tangent to the arc of movement of the outer end of said arm, and a plurality of rollers mounted on said lever on the opposite side of the pivot and at different distances from said pivot.

4t. In a counting attachment for printing machines, the combination with a register provided with a swinging arm, of a support for said register adapted to be mounted on the machine, a vertically disposed lever pivoted on said support with one end disposed adjacent to the outer end of said arm, a liexible connection between said lever and arm, and means carried by said arm at different distances from its pivotal axis whereby said lever may be oscillated by a movable part of the machine.

5. In a counting attachment for printing machines, the combination with a register provided with a swinging arm, of a support therefor adapted to be mounted on the machine, a vertically disposed lever pivoted on said support, said lever comprising relatively adjustable sections, means for flexibly connecting one of said sect-ions with said arm, and a plurality of rollers mounted on the other section at different distances from the pivotal axis of said lever.

(5. The combination wit-h two relatively movable levers of a printing press, of a standard rigidly mounted on one of said levers, said standard being provided with a fulcrum offset therefrom, a register mounted on said standard, a vertical]y-disposed lever pivoted at its lower end on said fulcrum, the other end of said lever being llexibly connected to said register, a second lever pivoted intermediately of its ends on said fulcrum and having its upper end overlapping a portion of the length of the said vertically disposed lever, adjustable connecting means interengaging between said vertically disposed lever and the adjacently disposed upper end of the last said lever, and rollers mounted on the depending end of the last said lever at different distances,

from said fulcrum.

7. A counting attachment for printing and other machines, comprising a register, a support therefor adapted to mount said register on a machine, a register-operating. lever movably mounted on said support, and an anti-friction device adjustably mounted on said lever into different positions thereon.

8. A counting attachment for printing and other machines, comprising a register, a support therefor adapted to mount said register on a machine, a lever pivoted on said support and operably connected with said register, and a roller adj ustably mounted on said lever toward and away from its pivot.

9. A counting attachment for printing and other machines, comprising a register, a support therefor adapted to mount said register on a machine, a lever ivoted on said support, said lever comprising relatively adjustable sections, and a roller, said roller and one of said sections being provided with means whereby said roller may be mounted at dierent points along said section and at different distances from the pivotal axis of said lever.

l0. In a. counting attachment for printing and other machines, the combination with a register, of a support therefor, a lever pivoted on said support for operating said register, and an anti-friction device adjustable on said lever toward and away from the pivotal axis of said lever to adapt said lever to be actuated by parts moving at different distances from said axis.

1l. The combination with two parts of a printing or other machine between which there is relative movement, one of said parts being provided with means tor adjusting its range of movement relatively to the other part. of a register mechanism mounted on one oit' said parts, said mechanism being provided with an operatinglever, and an antifriction device adjustable along said lever into the path of movement of said other part.

l. The combination with two parts of a printing' or other machine between which there is relative movement, one ot said parts beingl provided with means for adjusting .its range of movement relatively to the other part'. of a register mechanism mounted 0n one ot said parts, said mechanism being provided with an operating lever pivotally connected therewith intermediately of the ends oi said lever, means for connecting one end oit said lever to the register, and a plurality of rollers adjl'lstable on the other end of said lever relatively to the path of movement ot' said other part.

13. A counting attachment for printing and other machines comprising a register, a support therefor adapted to mount said register on a moving portion of a machine, aI lever pivoted on said support, a roller earried by said lever, and means for adjustably mounting' said roller atdiil'erent points along said lever.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence ot' two subscribingr witnesses, on this 19th day of February AfD. 1910.

.FRANK B. REDINGTON.

lllitnesses FRED G. BnooKs, H. M. PATTERSON.

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